Umbrella.



'PATBNTED DEC. 24, 1907.

A. BIBBY, UMBRELLA.-

APPLIOATION FILED DBO. 31. 190B.

INVENTOR.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ARTHUR BIBBY, OF ROCHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO CHARLES RENNER, OF MONAOA, PENNSYLVANIA.

UMBRELLA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 24, 1907.

Application filed December 31,1906. Serial No. 350,261.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR BIBBY, a resident of Rochester, in the county. of Beaver and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Umbrellas; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to umbrellas and has special reference to such a form of umbrella as can not only be closed in the ordinary manner, but also one which has its stick and frame of such construction that the same may be made to occupy a much shorter space than the ordinary form of umbrella and hence be much more convenient for packing in suit cases, satchels, trunks, etc.

My invention consists, generally stated, in the novel arrangement, construction and combination of parts, as hereinafter more specifically set forth and described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

To enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains to construct and use my improved umbrella, I will describe the same more fully, referring to the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved umbrella showing a portion of the frame with some of the minor details in section. Fig. 2 is a detail view, partly in section, showing connection of head to stick; Fig. 3 is a detail view of the clip by which the cover is secured in place on the end of a rib. Fig. 4 is a detail view of a portion of a rib showing a joint therein and the method of attaching the brace thereto. Fig. 5 is a detail view showing the joint in the brace with the sections separated. Fig. 6 is a view of the same with the parts joined.

Like symbols of reference herein indicate like parts in each of the figures of the drawis illustrated in the drawing, 1 represents the stick of my improved umbrella which is composed of two or more sections 2, preferably formed of thin metal tubing, having on one end section the tip 3 and on the other end section a handle (not shown) of any approved form. In the ends of the said sections 2 are fastened metallic plugs (not shown) for providing screw connection between the adjacent ends of said sections thus rendering the sections of the stick easily put together or detached.

At the upper end 4 of the top section which is turned down slightly to provide a shoulder 5 is the crown-piece 7 for providing a pivotal support for the ribs 13 which slides down over such reduced section until it rests against the shoulder 5 and is held from turning by a pin 8 extending inwardly from the inner surface of said crown-piece which fits within a slot 9 in said reduced section, after which the tip 3 is screwed down on the threaded portion 6 of end 4 for holding said crown-piece in place, while at the same time the bottom surface 10 of the dome'shaped base 11 of said tip 3 is adapted to clamp and hold the cloth or other cover (not shown) between such surface and the top surface of thecrown-piece 7.

The ribs 13 are composed of any suitable number of sections which are substantially rectangular in cross-section. The inner end 15 of the inner section 14 of each of the ribs is twisted at a right angle to the body of the same so as to be pivotally supported in the usual manner within the slots 12 cut in the outer periphery of the crown-piece 7.

The sections of the ribs 13 are jointed together near their ends by means of rivets 16 so that such ends overlap for a short distance, and the said sections move freely about such rivets 16 in the opening or folding operation. The sections of the ribs 13 are held firmly in both closed and extended positions through the struck up portions 17 at the edges thereof which fit within corresponding recesses 18 registering therewith on the overlapping end of the adjacent rib section.

At the extreme end of the outer rib section 14 is the clip 19 to-which the cover is attached, which is removably connected to said rib section by means of the sleeve 20 which slides upon the said rib-section until the end thereof rests against the shoulder 21 formed on said clip. On the body of clip 19 and at the side edges thereof are the lugs 22 having holes 23 therein for the passage of the thread which binds the edge of the cover to said clip.

On one of the rib-sections and at a suitable distance from the inner end of said rib 13 are the lugs 24 which are bent to form the leaves 25 between which is pivoted the end of the brace 27 by means of the rivet 26. The brace 27 is composed of the sections 27 and 27 which are detachably held together by the following construction :-At the end of section 27 are lugs bent to form guides or a sleeve 28 within which the adjacent end of the brace-section 27 enters until the lugs 29 thereon rest against the end of said sleeve, and the said sections are held in such engagement by means of the projections 31 on the spring plate 30 held in place at the back of said' guide by means of the rivet 32, which projections engage with said lugs 29 to hold them between themselves and the end of the sleeve 28 on section 27 thus holding the sections of the brace 27 firmly in their joined position. The other end of the section 27" of brace 27 is pivotally secured in the usual manner to the runner 33 which fits around the stick 1 and slides freely along the same.

A spring catch 35 of the usual construction is located at a suitable point in one of the stick sections 2 and is adapted to engage with the lower edge 34 of the said runner 33 by means of its face 36, to hold the umbrella in its open position, while a second spring catch (not shown) of similar construction but operating in the opposite direction is located in said stick 1 in a suitable place to enter the slot 37 in said runner 33, and its face 36 engages with the end 38 of said slot to hold the umbrella in its closed position.

The use and operation of my improved umbrella is as follows :When the umbrella is in its open position for use and it is desired to enter a building, train or other conveyance, or the need for its protection is no longer necessary, but the possessor wishes to have it ready for instant use, the same may be closed as in the case of the usual form of umbrella by merely depressing the spring catch 35 until it is freed from its engagement with the edge 34 of the runner 33, and the runner 33 may then be drawn along the stick 1 towards the handle (not shown) until the second mentioned spring catch (not shown) enters the slot 37 in said runner and its face 36 engages with the end 38 of said slot, thus holding the umbrella in its closed position ready to be raised at any time. When, however, it is desired to fold up and detach the parts of the umbrella to pack it away for any purpose Whatever, theend 34 of the runner is released from engagement with the spring catch 35 and allowed to slide along the stick 1 towards the handle, this loosens the tension on the cover and the clips 19 can then be pulled ofi the ends of the ribs 13 and the cover allowed to drop away from said ribs. This done, the sections of the braces 27 may be separated by pressing on the ends of the struck up portions 31 on the springs 30 until freed from engagement with thelugs 29, this will allow the end of the section 27 to be withdrawn from the sleeve 28 on the end of brace-section 27 after which the outer section 14 of the rib 13 may be folded around over the middle section 14 and both be folded under the inner section by reason of the inner end of the rib-section 1 1 resting above the adjacent end of section 14 while the opposite end of section 14", above which is placed the end of section 14, being reinforced a space is provided between said sections 14* and 14* when folded which will contain the section 14. The runner 33 should then be pushed back over the spring catch 35, as in the open position of the umbrella, to prevent the same from being lost and then the sections of the handle may be separated by unscrewing the same.

When all the parts have thus been separated and folded up, they may be arranged along the section 2 of the stick 1 which is in engagement with the tip 3 and the cover drawn up over and folded about such parts in any suitable manner and secured by any suitable means or, if desired, a separate cover or a box may be provided to hold and protect the umbrella.

It will thus be seen that my improved umbrella is simple and durable in its construction, the parts are held together securely and are readily detached in a simple convenient manner and can be put together again without difliculty, while at the same time it has such a form that it can be closed in the usual manner without inconvenience, and if for any cause, some of the parts may be broken, owing to its ease of being taken apart, repairs can be readily made.

It will be seen that the ribs and stick may be made of any desired number of sections without necessitating any departure from the methods of construction used as herein described. The edges of the material forming the sections of the ribs may be rounded instead of metal of rectangular cross-section being used, the staff or stock may be made of material other than metal tubing, as for in stance, of wood, and the tip may have merely a knob on the outer surface instead of the walking stick end, as shown in the drawing, while various other modifications and changes in the design, construction and operation of my improved umbrella may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the in vention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

What I particularly claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. An umbrella comprising a frame formed of a stick having detachable sections, a crown-piece, a runner on said stick, sectional ribs pivotally secured to said crown-piece, sectional sup orting braces pivotallysecured to one of sai rib sections and to said runner, lugs on one of the adjacent ends of said brace sections and means on the adjacent ends of the other brace sections for engaging with said lugs to detachably connect the same together.

2. An umbrella comprising a frame formed of a stick having detachable sections, a crown-piece, a runner on said stick, sectional ribs pivotally securedto said crown-piece, sectional supporting braces pivotally secured to one of said rib sections and to said runner, lugs on one of the adjacent ends of said brace sections, and a spring connection on the ends of the other brace sections for engaging with said lugs to detachably connect the same together.

3. An umbrella comprising a frame formed of a stick having detachable sections, a crown-piece, a runner on said stick, sectional ribs pivotally secured to said crown-piece, sectional supporting braces pivotally secured to one of said rib sections and to said runner, lugs on one of the adjacent ends of said brace sections, and a spring plate on the'adjacent end of the other brace section engaging With said lugs for detachably connecting the brace sections together.

4. An umbrella comprising a frame formed of a stick having detachable sections, a crown-piece, a runner on said stick, sectional ribs pivotally secured to said crown-piece, sectional supporting braces pivotally secured toone of said rib sections and to said runner, lugs on one of the adjacent ends of said brace sections, a s ring plate on the adjacent end of the other race section, and projections on said plate engaging With said lugs for detachably connecting the brace sections together.

5. An umbrella comprising a frame formed of a stick having detachable sections, a crown-piece, a runner on said stick, sectional ribs pivotally secured to said crown-piece,

sectional supporting braces pivotally secured to one of sa1 rib sections and to said runner, lugs on one of the adjacent ends of said brace sections, means on the adjacent ends of the other brace sections f or engaging with said lugs to detachably connect the same together, and a guiding sleeve on one of the adjacent ends of said brace sections for fitting around the adjacent end of the other brace section.

6. An umbrella comprising a frame formed of a stick having detachable sections, a crown-piece, sectional supporting braces, and sectional ribs pivotally secured to said crown piece and having overlapping ends connected to each other and adapted to fold under the inner section, said rib sections having struck up portions on its adjacent ends adapted to fit Within recesses on the adjacent end of the other rib sections.

7. An umbrella comprising a frame having ribs, a cover, and a clip having a sleeve removable thereon fitting on said ribs for detachably securing the outer edge of said cover to the extremities of said ribs, said clip having a shoulder thereon for engaging With the end of said ribs to hold the same in place.

In testimony whereof, I the said ARTHUR BIBBY have hereunto set my hand.

ARTHUR BIBBY.

Witnesses:

WALTER FAMARIss, WM. R. MoCoMMoN. 

